Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood recalled his incredible five-wicket haul during India’s shocking 36 all-out the last time the two teams met in a pink-ball Test at Adelaide in 2020-21. As the two teams are all set to battle each other in a day-night encounter in Adelaide in the second Test, memories of that day in Indian cricket have been doing the rounds.

Reflecting on that innings and his five-wicket haul, Hazlewood told cricket.com.au: “I remember coming on as the first change. They just kept nicking everything. I didn’t really plan it. I was just trying to hit the length. We were off to a good start – they were 3 for 15 – so I was trying to apply the pressure and keep it going, not trying to do anything fancy, just hitting the line and length.”

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“They were a couple of wickets down overnight, and I don’t think I bowled that night. Then we came back the next day- it’s the toughest time to bowl when you’re in the second innings and they’ve got a lead, so you’re trying to attack and take wickets, while not leaking runs. It’s a tough little period of bowling, so I guess things just fell into place that way,” he again added.

He dismissed Mayank Agarwal, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha, and Ravichandran Ashwin in his five-over spell.

“Rahane was a pretty big wicket in that series, particularly in Australia. He’s a good player. It was the fifth ball of the first over, so I wasn’t trying to do anything special. The pink ball was doing enough on it’s own. (Ashwin’s wicket) It wasn’t a big nick, but there was definitely a noise. That was my 200th wicket – a very fine nick. I guess I was on a hat-trick, so I celebrated that one a bit more,” said Hazlewood.

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“(Vihari’s wicket) It was the sort of situation where a batter was batting with the tail. At that stage, even though they had only scored 80-odd runs (lead), if the recognized batter gets on a roll with the strike, the innings can drag out. So, it’s always good to get the established batter out and leave two tail-enders together,” Josh Hazlewood concluded.